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1,693,865 E. E. PRICE BOOK Filed March 12, 1927 [NV'ENTOR [AME/i 5. PRICE Patented Dec. 4, 1928.

.* 1 UNITED s r/nus ELMEB; l mon. or cmoaeo;

earenro sr rumors, ASSIGNOR TO EUGENE mErzenu-co PAuY,

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TOF CHICAGO, ILIJN\OIS,*A CORPORATION 01 DELAXVARE.

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Application 'fildMarch'lQ, 192?. Serial na' v i eai' of goodsin some ofthe catalogs without disordinary construction.

turbingflthe'body thereof, thus affording the manufacturer thechoice, without changing his catalog,- of either including or excludin a listing of thespecial class of goods.

A' further 'objectis to provide a construe tion such that' the inner or supplementary book may be automatically 'closedwhen the front cover of the mainbook is closed. Still another object is to so" arrange the structure that the title pageo'f thesupplemental book may be exposecl tb 'viewnhenthe cover page of themai-n book ishiddemasisthe case when the main book is open. I

I accomplish these objects by the construction"sh'own in th'e accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete article, showing the front cover of the main book open andthe back cover of the supplement-a1 book also open. I

Figure 2 is an end view of the book looking upward from the bottom thereof.

Figure 3 is similar to Figure 2, but showing the back cover of the supplemental book closed. l 7

Like numerals denote like parts throughout the several views. 7

According to the illustrated construction the main book has a body of leaves 10, aback cover. 12, and a front cover 14. These are of The supplemental book has a body of leaves 16, a front cover 18, and'a back cover 20. By preference the supplemental bookis smaller than the main one and the cover hinge 22 is spaced at a distance from but parallel to the point 24 at which the front cover of the main book is hinged.

The front cover ofthe supplemental book is pasted or otherwise secured to the inside of the front cover of the main book. The result is that to open the inner book it is necessary first to swing the main front cover 14 to the leftand then swing the rear cover E20 to thought, as illustrated, in Figure lt is desirableto' apply printing to the outside of the 1.GII"COYQ1{OT the suppleme indicated at 26 in Figure 3. V

The leaves 16 of the supplemental book are fastenedat the top to the front cover 18 by" staples 28 or other appropriate means,and-in the illustrated construction the leaves are graduatedinlengtln theshortest'being at'the top, although this is a detail which ma ybe varied.

ntal book as i Thus to examine the contents of the inner book the leaves aretraisod. This 21% y rangement avoidsthe unusual and awkward condition that arises in turning theleaves of the inner book baclnvard to eXpose tl-ienrone by'one. u x Then-the book is closed the user first swings back the lnainfront' cover 'lhwvliei'e upon the outer surface thei'ear cover 20' of the supplemental boo: will be exposed, thusw advising the'user of the contents of the iunerbook. The user then swings the rear cover 20 'in the opposite direction; that is,

toward the right, as shown in Figure l,'t'hus exhibiting the"v uppermost surfaces of the" leaves 16. To examine this 'lllnGl bOQk the leaves may be raised and swungabout the hinge formed at the fastening devices 28.

The leaves of the innerbook are-hinged along a line parallel to the top of the book and at right angles to the hinges 22 and 24;.

WVhen theuser is through with the book all he has to do is to swing the main cover 14: to closed position, whereupon the rear cover of the inner book will be automatically closed by contactv with the leaves 10. of the main.

book. Thus it is unnecessary to take any precaution to see that the inner book is closed before closing the outer. This fact has great importance for in books where there are maps orjother inserts it is necessary to carefully close the insert before closing the book in order to prevent crushing of the leaves.

From the foregoing it will be evident that my device constitutes a unitary structure including a left-hand and a right-hand opening book, one within theotheiy'and that the inner-book which opens in an opposite direc- 131011 from .the normal book has 1ts leaves bound at the top which causes the upper page of the inner book to be" exposed immediately I the front cover of the innerbookis' raised.

All portions of the inner bookexcept the rear cover thereof are secured to the front cover of the main book and the front-leaf of the inner book is immediately exposed upon raising thefront'cover of the inner book, which constitutes a novel and highly convenient Ii and practical construction.

'Having thus described my invention What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: y a v 1. A compound hook having a main body of leaves. I y y 2. A compound book having a main-body of leaves and a front and back cover, supplemental leaves fastened at their upper-edges to the insideof the main front cover, an d a supplemental cover for the supplemental leaves hinged to the insideof themain front cover at the right edge of the supplen'icntal leaves and along a line parallel and adjacent to the hinge of the main front cover,thereby pos'i-' tioning the supplemental cover so as to in- Y 1 sure the closing of said supplemental cover upon the engagement therewith of the main body of leaves in response to the closing of 'the a book including said main body of leaves.

3. A compound book having a main body of leaves and a front and back cover,supple-- mental leaves fastened to the inside of :the

therewith of the leaves of the main body in response to the closing of. the main'body of leaves and a front and back cover, supplemental book having a front and back cover,-

and supplemental IeaVeSQthefrOn't cover of the supplemental book being secured to the inside of the main front oover,and the rear at the right edge of the supplemental leaves whereby the upperleaf'of the supplemental cover of the supplemental book being hinged 7 book may be exposed by opening the main cover to the left and the back cover of the supplemental book to the right, said supple mental cover being'so positioned as to be positivelyclosed in responseto theengagement therewith of the mainbody of leaves when said compound book is closed.

7 4. A compound book having a mainbody of leaves and a front and back cover, a supplemental book having afront and, back cover, and supplemental leaves fastened to the npper edge of the front coverof thesuppIe mental book, said front cover of the supplemental book being fastened to the inside of the main front cover, and the back coveriof the supplemental book being hinged at the right edge of the supplemental leaves where may be exposed by opening e front cover of the main book to the left and'the back cover by the upper leaf of the supplemental book 2 V of the supplemental book the right, and

whereby the back oover'of the supplemental book will he closed in response to the engagement therewith of the mam body of leaves Y In witness whereof, I have hereunto when the compound book isfclosed.

scribed my name.

ELMER E. P310151 

